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+AS PART OF THIS YEAR'S CAMPAIGN, A SERIES OF FIRE PREVENTION EXHIBITIONS WILL BE HELD ON ALTERNATE SUNDAYS AT DENSELY POPULATED AREAS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE FIRST OF THESE WILL BE HELD AT OI MAN ESTATE ON NOVEMBER 17.
THE EXHIBITION WILL FEATURE INFORMATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL ON GENERAL AND COUNTRYSIDE FIRE PREVENTION. WILL ALSO BE ON DISPLAY.
FIRE ENGINES
VISITORS TO THESE EXHIBITIONS WILL RECEIVE CALENDAR CARDS AND BOOKMARKS AS WELL AS A BOOKLET ON FIRE PREVENTION AT HOME.
CHEAPER FARES FOR KWUN TONG ELDERLY ON THE WAY
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ELDERLY RESIDENTS OR WORKERS IN KWUN TONG WILL SOON BE ABLE TO TRAVEL CHEAPLY ON MINIBUSES AND MAXICABS WITHIN THE DISTRICT IF THEY JOIN A SCHEME INITIATED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.
+ALL THREE PUBLIC LIGHT BUS ASSOCIATIONS AND A MAXICAB COMPANY IN THE DISTRICT HAVE AGREED TO JOIN THE SCHEME TO PROVIDE REDUCED FARES FOR THE ELDERLY, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE WORKING GROUP ON THE CONCERN OF MEDICAL AND TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY, MISS MONA LO, SAID.
SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE THIS AFTERNOON, MISS LO SAID: +THE OPERATORS OF THE 12 ROUTES PLYING WITHIN KWUN TONG, CONSISTING OF 188 PLB'S AND 16 MAXICABS WILL OFFER REDUCED OR HALF FARES TO THE ELDERLY EITHER AT ANY TIME OR ONLY ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.+
+ANYONE AGED 65 OR ABOVE, WHO IS A HONG KONG RESIDENT LIVING OR WORKING IN KWUN TONG IS WELCOME TO JOIN THE SCHEME, SHE SAID.
+THERE ARE ABOUT 40 000 ELDERLY RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO JOIN THE SCHEME,+ SHE ADDED.
+THOSE WHO JOIN WILL BE PROVIDED WITH SPECIAL CARDS WHICH THEY CAN USE WHEN TRAVELLING ON MINIBUSES AND MAXICABS, MISS LO SAID.
+THE SCHEME WILL TAKE EFFECT ON NOVEMBER 17, WHICH IS ALSO THE DATE OF THE ELDERLY FESTIVAL DESIGNATED BY THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE,+ MISS LO SAID.
KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD IS THE FIRST TO ORGANISE SUCH A TRANSPORT SCHEME FOR THE ELDERLY.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE, ITS SUB-OFFICES, AND LOCAL HOUSING ESTATE OFFICES, AND ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 3-416315.
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